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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18
Orient Complete Manure.

The little daughter of a Lewiston
(Me.) clergyman was heard talking as she
lay in her crib the other night, and this is
what she said "Dear Lord, this after
noon | saw out upon the cold sidewalk a
poor little girl, and she had no shoes or
stockings on-and-and it's none of our
business, is it, GodT'
The dog fad has come back. A New
York correspondent says that as he took
a turn about block the other day he met
20 pretty women accompanied by all
kinds of dogs. Settlers and Newfound-
lands were the favorites, and necessary
part of the outfit is formidable dog
whip, which is rarely applied.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.
LIST OF BRANDS AUTHORIZED BY STATE
TREASURER DU BOTS.

For the year 1856 twenty-siX brands
of fertilizers were licensed and sold in
this State. This year the following
named y brands have been licensed by
State Treasurer Dubois:
Soluble Pacific Guano.
Bradley's XII Phosphate.
Bradley's Potato Manure.
c. ID. Sea Fowl Guano.
Original Goes Phosphate.
The Cumberland Superphosphate.
High Grade Superphosphate.
The Standard Fertilizer.
The Standard GuanO.
Stockbridge Manures.
Bowker's Hill and Drill Phosphate.
Ammoniated Bone Superphosphate.
Potato, Hop and Tobacco Phosphate.
Buffalo Special Superphosphate.
Original Bay State Bone Superphos-
phate.
The Bay State.
Homestead Superphosphate.
Americas Ammoniated Bone Super
phosphate.
Americas Special Potato Fertilizer.
Cleveland Superphosphate.
Quinnipiac Potato Manure.
Quinnipiac Phosphate.
Pine Island Phosphate.
Common Sense Fertilizer. No. l.
Common Sense Fertilizer, No. 2.
Common Sense Special Soluble Fertile
err, No. %.
Orient Complete Manure.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18

be esteemed by his WILLIAM T. COLEMAN.
neighbors gentle photo by Taber San Fran
man. By the way, clscol
numerous other members of the Coleman
family in Harrison became legislators,
and all were accounted honorable men.
n. B. Coleman was likewise "A lawyer of
prominence, having an office in Cynthiana.
His remains were placed in the neat little
cemetery near that place It's the son of this
gentleman who is suggested for the presi-
dency."
William 7. Coleman was a pioneer on the
Pacific coast, buying 1900 acres, including
the site OF San Rafael, the capital of Marin
county, which city was mainly built
by him afterward. He planted 100000
shade trees on the drives and boule-
wards of San Rafael, and this place is
now pleasant resort for those who desire a
warm retreat and a change from the cool and
constant winds of San Francisco. Mr.. Cole
man has large and controlling interests in the
salmon canning establishments of the Pacific
coast besides which he has valuable gold
mining stocks an interest in one of the few
borax mines in the United States, and mer-
camille houses in San Francisco, Chicago,
New York and London. His success in man
aging all these varied interests marks him as
man of wide executive ability. He is a
married man, with "A son, also married, in
business in San Francisco, and another son,
younger, Just returned from study and travel
in Europe.
Tue fortune of Mr.. Coleman is estimated
variously at from S3,O00,OOO to S2O,0O0,0O0
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18
Sheep Jnterest.
HE AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY.
oTEs AND COMMENTS ON ITS PRESENT
STATISTICAL STANDING.
From the National stockman.l

From the National Stockman.
We have been at some pains to study
he present condition of the American
|leep industry, from "A statistical stand
pint, basing our analyses and deductions
pom report lately issued by the depart
ent of agriculture and other available
burces of information. As Introductory
give the following table, combined
ON the report mentioned and the one
Feeding it, showing the number of
keep now and year ago, by states and
'rrtories:
FLOCK REDUCTION STILL CONTINUING.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18

more than two
years later he had
succeeded in finish
ing n small model
which worked 10y
steam very salts
fact orily. His
father was so well
pleased by the lads
success that Il small
W ork s h OPP was
fitted up for him,
and t h ere Ii e
future engineer
Z constructed minia-
ture saw mills, fire
engines, stea m
boats and electrical
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18

The plan of sharing profits among the EN-
ployes of productive establishments is re-
ewing more and more attention from en-
ployels of labor, and the announcements of
the intention to carry ON business upon this
basis are constantly increasing in number
Ii the system grows in popularity at its pres
cnt rate of increase in two or three years
more it will perhaps lie found to have sup
piled a solution TO some Of the most vexatious
of labor problems, boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18

est of Kentuckians,
taking Clay as an
exam pie, were
farmers, one of the
best farmers in
central Kentucky
was Napoleon Bon
aparte Coleman, of
Harrison county.
He represen ted
that county from
1928 to 1881 in the
legislature, when a
man might belong
to that body and
ha aStaan,aI bv his
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18
WILLIAM T. COLEMAN.

A Kentuckian Who Has Become a Cali
fornia Millionaire.
The New York Sun has in its day aimed to
start many booms. Among them is one for
William T. Coleman, OF California, for the
presidency. What it will amount to remains
to be seen. Mr.. Coleman was born in Ken
lucky. The Louisville Courier Journal has
this to say of his father:
"More than forty years ago, when the great
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18
MEADOW, PASTURE AND FLOWING

and schools with Professors, Principals, As
sistants and Tutors-graduates from Johns
Hopkins, Cornell Harvard, Yale and almost
every other University and College in Amcrl-
en-: also undergraduates ofall grades; Gov
crnnesses tor families, and Music and Art
Teachers from the best Colleges and Conser-
vatories: Institutions with all kinds of mod
prn furniture and apparatus AT lowest prices
Organized by experienced educators. Facili-
ties, in many respects, unequaled by any 9th
er bureau or school Agency. Patronage from
every quarter OF the L. ;. Endorsed in 81
states. Teachers desiring positions apply al
any time; those who have positions but desire
to change the earlier they apply the better,
those who are without positions register M
once schools in different countries open al
most every month. Additions and changes
in faculties are continually being made
Many teachers tail to hold positions secured
them in vacations. We have continued calls
for teachers. For "A Registration Blank send
stamp to the above address at any Office men
toned Zone registration sufficient for all.
References as to the Presidents character
and reputation as an educational worker
Bishop McTyeire, President OF Vanderbilt
Vniversity Rev. Geo. W. Price, ID. D., Pres
\. c. Y. L., Rev. w. f. Ward, d. D., Pres
Wards Seminary; Hon. W. b. Bate, Gov
Tennessee. i6-tt
Gin this advertisement for future reference.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18
SCIRRHUS CANCER.

The untold benefit have received from theu Of ssS.
leads to acknowledge it's virtues and recommend TO
all who are suffering with humors. year ago this July
wrote to the company in Atlanta Ca, concerning
that had troubled me two three past but which
had been increasing in size and redness quite rapidly for
three months preceding that letter. had heard Of the
wonderful Of Sws Specific and resolved to try it.
commenced taking it in April 1884 My general health
was much improved, yet the which breast,
continued to grow slowly, but surely When wrote in
July last received treatise blood and skin diseases
with advice to keep the s. s. s. did The bunch
grew and became quite heavy also dark and angry
looking, until the middle Of December when felt that
must either have it cut out die But contrary to all
expectations, it commenced to little bloody sub
stance, and in week it seemed to break, making large
opening and dschargng quantities OF almost black thick
blood continued to discharge less and less, healing
around the edges, until February when it entire
healed up and we'll took twenty bottles Of the SIS g.
and feel that my life to its virtues My case is
wonder and miracle to all in and about this unity.
1 wish could tell everybody of the benefits have
ceived and induce all who suffer Swifts
Specific am twenty Ave years old and my health is
improved that feel better than have for years.
BETSY WOOD, Cochssett, Plymouth Co., Mas.
July Is, 1888.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18

On an average $4,000 books year are
now published
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18
CHARLES w. FOSTER.

The Versatile Humorist of The Omaha
World.
Charles w. Foster, the humorist Of The
Omaha World, is very generally regarded as a
new writer, his paragraphs and dialogues in
that paper having sprung into popularity at
the moment of their first appearance but the
fact is that he was trained for the work by
years of arduous and responsible service in
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-28
Il zycia Polakow
w PHILADELPHIA.

We Filadelfii micszka przesZ1o
5000 tamiIij polskich, . do tel
pory ~jeszczc ME maia Szko}y pa
%ratialncj polskiej! Dzeci posy}ane
bywaja do niemieckich Szk6fek,
gdzie n@aUczycielc staraja sic pre-
lac w Mich ME oswiatc, iccz ducha
nieu4iechiego. Rcktor polskiej pa
ratii ks. kattein nicwiclr dba
o ~zai"zenic polSki".i Szko4y, DO
wogGiy hn#t" >toi " poi%ka marc
dowoSc.
koSci@l polski sw. Wawrzynica
budowany jest IA polskie pieniadze,
ale zarzai koScieluy jest wskr6s
nicmiecki, k~ialz stabo tyllio NOW
po pol>ku, a "rganlSta i komiteto-
Wi wcaie ME.
Zaczqi tn kSiHdz wraz Z hrabia
w. ........ ag,t"War l~organlzowA-
ME @rupy /jsd"oc=e1'i" AofoNchie-
90, ale ludzir sic zawrzeSnie do
wicdzicli, le tam sic dzieia rozmaite
~nIccHystr rI"czN i garnat SIC ME
chcq pod opicke Ks. Barzyh~kicgo.
A@ita;orowie krzycza ua cate "ar-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-28

do, re tylko IS centdw miesieczne
wynosi, a wysokie posmicrtne tam
p}aca. ale specyalnych podatkach,
ktdre wynosza kilka dolardw co
miesiac, wcale ME wspominaja,
teraz ~jeszcze. Chca najprz6d latwo-
%wiernych ,,po}apat".
Pan Popielihski wy,oczyf ks.
proboszczowi process sadowy IA
obraze Z ambony rzucona.
w zesz}y poniedzia}ek ma mi
tyngu t%owarzystwa polskiego naro-
dowego radzono mad tenn, ably
szko}e polska za}ozyG, ale zadnej
stanowczej decyzyi ME uchwalono.
Pdzniej douiose wan wiecej.
ARCH1NZOE.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-28
Bacznosc! = W poniedziafki Biuro mole
zamkniete-

warczmickie, Z jmujac syrya, Egypt,
Buchare, Samorkande i Kaszgar.
SAM Machometanic byli w
strachu priced to najdziksza horda,
a ten strach ~rozszerzyl sic ma
w}adcow Europy, albowiem og}o-.
szono~ wszedzie: Przyjda Mongo}y!
Krdl wegierski by} w}asnie mad
Jordancm w namiocie, kiedy O.
trzymal wiadomos6, re Dzingishan
rninuje paiistwo Chowarczm6w.
- Me many tn co robic =
rzek} do otaczajacej go swiftly. Ida
Monopoly! =
Wyraz Mongoi hyf cos
d~ziwacznego W g}owic chrzesciani-
ma, %znaczyf on wiecej nizeli dixie
go zwierza, potwora bestya.
Nadto przyszia do obozu nowina,
re kr6la Cypru otruli. Przelakf sic
tedy i kazaf sic cofaG Wegrom z
Azyi powoli. Wycotanic sic tego
krola t}umaczonem bywa}o 4 wielo-
rakich przyczyn, jedni mu przypi-
sywali ma}o WARY, drudzy zbytecz-
ma bojazn pred smiercia, u on
mia} tylko ma mysli Wegry, baf
sig zbuntowanej szlachty, uczyniw-
sly wolf Papieza zadosyc, re byf
ma wyprawie %krzyzowej miesiace,
wroci} spieszac szybkiemi marszami
q moving, DO zam6wi} c6rke W
ma}zenstwo ormijanskiego kr6la
Leona. Bawiac W konstantynopolu.
przyjechaf don Bankaban.-Okrop-
ME SIG zadziwi}, widzac tego cz}o-
wieka pred oczyma. = Go tn
robisz? zapyta} przerazony, Sdzic
by}es lyle easy, czys zmartwych-
wSta4 czy GO?
- Mi!osciwy krolu- OTTO mann
skrwawiona sable, oddaje jig Tobie.
Jezclis Sprawiedliwym, proszc o
sprawiedliwost i mic wiecej! =
TIE sfowa sprawi1y ~icszcze
wieksze ma Jedrzeju wrazenie.
- Zabi}es kogo czy co? po-
wiedz otwarcie. Co sic W moim
kraju dzieje, mic do pojecia!
Zahi4cm Najjasniejsz4 pania
krolowa, ~mallonke Twoja tym
miecZem.
Krdlowi Arcw uderzyia do gio-
wy ma te slowa - Nj sic rhwycit
IA glove.
-Krdlu sprawicdliwy, rzekl
W uniesicniu Bankaban, mia1em
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-28
Wyscigi reporterow.

Mkt pewnie ME jest tax cd
waznym i gotowym do poswiecenia
sic, jak reporterzy dziennikow anne
rykanskich; y jak SO sobie zazdroSni,
ma dowod tego MECH pos}uzy ma
stepujacy fakt.
Niedawno temu mfody czlo-
wick wyslany zostal do mlaSteczka
prowincyonalnego na Long Island,
gdzie zdarZvfa sic okropra tragedya,
ably zebrac wszelkic S%zczego1v dla
dziennika. MicjscowosG owa cd
leg}a byla o $ mil cd stacyi kolei
zelaznej . vice trzeba bvEo naiat
furmanke, ably sic tam dostat.
Wiedzac, re n%astepnym poclagiem
przvjada reporte1zy innych gazet,
vice najat wszystkie konic i wozy
i z GAIA procesya karet, wozdw,
bryczck uda} sic do owcj wioski,
jakby pogrzebowym marszem. kic-
dy .iuz powracaf, napotyka} pc
drodze innych reporterow, kt6rZy
W braku ~pojazd6w pieszo wedro-
wall, Il przez to on sam tylko do
stawif swej gazccie wiadomosci ia
czas, DO inni sic spdznili, Wy
dawca gazety wynagrodzil 90 IA TO
doSyt ZNaczna suma.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-28
eeBszEPT KR6l8WE!.
PoWieSc 7 cZaSoW Jedrzeia II
kr6la W~egierskiego.
napisa} Ola Worusa =
JANKO z III Cd OMANhI.
noL.n n.y,,
Dokonczenic.
w nwyln czas1n uasln,

w owym czasle zas1ynr}a w
Austryi horda pc wodzcm Dzingi-
shanem. Byli to Mongo}owie.
Wyjmuje tn kr6tki opis Ola czy-
telnika 2 dzie}a lana Plano C;arpi-
no, jednego 2 uczni6w $. Franciszka
2 Assyza, ktdry by} pos}any cd
Papieza l~nuacentego " do Mon
golii celem zbadania tego nowo
powsta}ego narodu. Pisze on:
Mongo}owie 50 narodem inszym
ed Europejczyk6w. Mongo4owie
maja wystajace kosci policzkowc,
nos splaszczony, male oczy i brwi
ma powieki spadajace, brode 7 a
dziutk2, twarzy oliwkowej, 50
sredniego wzrostu-zy ja koczujaco
= kupuja sobie zony, wiele kt6ry
wyzywic ich moze, micszkaja W
namiotach Il chr6stu 2 okrag}ym
otworem CORY, przez kt6ry dym
wychodzi u ogniska. Maja DUO
wielb}ad6w, owiec i k6z, SWINE
zakazane jake zwicrzeta nieczystc
- pllanstwo poczytuJa "a rzecz "a
szczytna, SO bardzo drapiezni i
okrutni z}odziejc, rabusic "a
w%olani, jedza mieso ps6w, wilk6w,
lisow. konl, myszy i ciala ludzkie
- chleba i jarzyn ME znaja -
piia mleko kobylc. wierza W mn6-
stwo bozkow, czcza ksiazyc, ogiei,
wode i ziemie i sk4adaja i'm oiary
kazdego rama. Lud bardzo zabo,
bonny, wlerzacy czary z}c
duchy.
Ot6z ci Mongolowir stall sic
naraz postrachem ca}ej Azyi. Pod.
czas wojny k%rZyzowej utworzywszy
cesarstwo MOVIE, ktdrego haslen
byio: Jedcn Bog M niebiesicch
jeden chan ma ziemi, pieczec w4adzy
swiata. Rzucili sic tedy maja'
podbity wsch6d Azyi az do Chin
ma zach6d i walili pahstwo Che
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-28
PRXYSIOwEA

Ola robotaiku: Me odkladaj
tel piracy do ultra. kt6ra dis mo-
zcsz zrobic.
Ola hupca: Me p4ac tych
d}ug6w jutro, kt6re mozcsz od}ozyc
do nastepnego tygodnia hub d}uzei.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-18
Enjoy Life.

What a truly beautiful world we
live in! Nature gives us grandeur of
mountains, glens and oceans, and
thousands of means of enjoyment.
We can desire no better when in per-
feet health; but how often do the
majority of people feel like giving it
up disheartened, discouraged and
worn out with disease, when there is
no occasion for this feeling, as every
sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory
proof, that GREEN'S August FIower
will make them free from disease, as
when born. Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint are the direct causes of
seventy-five per cent. of such NAL
aides as Biliousness, Indigestion,
Sick Headache, Costiveness, Nervous
Prostitution, Dizziness of the Head,
P%alpitation of the Heart, and other
distressing symptoms. Three doses
of august FlOUer will prove its
wonderful effect.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-18
Useful Odds and Ends.

The Housekeeper.
. Soft nice kitchen towels may be
made by folding ffty-pound cloth
sacks in the middle, turning in the
edges and stitching all around.
Then sew loops on each end. This is
a good way to use up some of the
sacks that will accumulate. | also
use them for Innings where thin lin
ing are wanted.
Children's stocking knees can be
mended nicely by picking up a row
of stitches below the hole and knit
ting a strip wide enough and long
enough to cover the hole good.
Then whip down the edges to the
stocking with yarn the same color as
you knit the strip with. If you have
yarn like the stockings 1t can hardly
be seen. New heels and toes can
also be knit by cutting off the old
ones, and picking up the stitches
Knit the heel and sew in.
To make sheets last longer: when
they get thin in the middle, teal
down the center, sew the out edges
together and hem the sides.
In making jelly, if you have more
than you have glasses, you can make
glasses by taking large smooth bot
ties and wetting a chord in terpen
tine and tying around the bottle be
low the neck, then set the strins
afre, and it will break off smoothly
all around.
To take stains from white goods
rub the juice from ripe tomatoes will
salt on the stains apd expose to TIN
sun.
Frosting without eggs: Mix on
cup of sugar with one-fourth of a cu]
of sweet milk, put over slow fir
and stir until it boils; then boil fiv.
minutes without stirring set tn
saucepan in cold water while yol
stir it to a cream. Spread on tn
cake while it will run. 1t will kee,
longer than when made of eggs, an,
will not crumble when you cut it.
Try putting a teaspoonful of sod
in water and dissolving it, put it il
your churn after your butter begin
to come and see how quick your but
ter will gather.
The, numerous baskets used fo
toilet purposes may, when soiled, b
gilded or bronzed and made prettie
than new. A SISTER.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-18
COURTS.

CHARACTERISTICS 1st Monday in MAY and
" November; w. S. Bearden, Chancellor;
J. c. Biles, Clerk.
NIRCUIT-Sits Thursday after I'd Monday
y in January, May, and September; M.
d. Smallman, Judge; W. v. Whitson, At.
torney.General; Al. Curl, Clerk.
GOUNTY-Sits by quorum LIST Monday in
" every month full court every quarter;
J: R; Parker, Esq, Chairman WI. Swami,
Clerk
OTHER COUNTY OFFICIALS-U. Van.
" hooser, Sheriff; Jno. L. Jaco, Register ;
DR.. 7. G.. Smart, Trustee and Tax Collec.
tor; Geo. T. Purvis, Ranger; Mat. Jones,
Jailer; Ewing Grizzle, County Superintend.
ent of Public Instruction.
M UNICIPAL OFFICERS-Mayor, Jssee
w Walling; Aldermen, J. Z. Jones, NJ.
A. Doty, A. H. Gross, Thos. Black, E. G..
Mead, M. M. Phelps; Recorder, ]. E. Jones;
Treasurer, A. Fl. Gross Street Commission.
ers, M. A. Do.y, NJ. NJ. Phelps, J. E. Jones.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-18
Headed Girl and White Horse.

"Here's a red-headed girl and there's
a white horse" remarked a we'll
known sporting man who was walk
ing down Broadway with a New
York Sun reporter.
What do you mean?" he was ask
ed
didn't you ever hear that before?
Every time you meet a red-headed
girl you will see a white horse.m
Half a block further another red
headed girl was met.
where's your white horse now??"
asked the reporter.
There's one turning the next cor
ner," he replied; and sure enough,
around the corner came a white horse
drawing a dray.
"They never fail, l tell you. /
have been saying, Here's a red-head.
ed girl and there'sa white horse fol
fifteen years. Pve never got left
yet"
After parting the reporter met one
more red-headed girl, and after look.
ing for the white horse was not sur.
prised to see a car pass. drawn by two
of them.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-18
Mails.

Tullahoma to Observation-Disclosures 1910 d.
M: leaves $40 a. M, daily except Sundays.
McMinnville to Sparta-Arrives $40 am;
leaves 1900 PM; daily except Sundays.
Beersheba Springs-Arriyes 500 pm;
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; leaves
500 a. m, same days.
Smithville (%route No. 1~9355)-arrives 1900
M, Mondays, Wednesdays and SATURDAYS;
leaves loo pm, same days.
Woodbury-Arrives II m, Wednesdays
and Saturdays leaves 1:00p.m., same DAYS.
Horse Shoe Falls-Arrives 1900 m, Mon.
days and Thursdayss leaves 300 pm. same
days.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-18
A Captains Fortunate Discovery.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth
plying between Atlantic City and n
Y, had been troubled with a cough
so that he was unable to sleep, and,
was induced to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. 1t not
only gave him instant relief, but al
layed the extreme soreness in his
breast. His children were similarly
affected and a single dose had the
same happy effect. DIR. Kings New
Discovery is now the standard RENE
dy in the Coleman household and on
board the schooner.
Free trial bottles of this standard
remedy at j. B. Ritchey's. 4
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-18

A bill will be presented to the next
Congress to provide for the purchase
by the government of the battlefelds
of Lookout Mountain, Moccasin Bend,
Chickamauga and Mission Ridge, for
the purpose of establishing and main
tanning a national park, preserving so
far as possible the outlines of the bat
tlefields, and erecting suitable monu-
ments to the memory of the fallen
men, with statutes of the leading
generals of the Union and Confeder-
ate armies alike.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-18
An Exploded Theory.
Detroit Tribune.

Detroit Tribune.
The old theory that plants are I'M
healthy in the bedroom is an explod-
ed one. 1t has been proved that they
are positively beneficial, particularly
in cases ofinvalids and consumptives,
living plants actually imparting oXy-
gen and moisture to the atmosphere,
being particularly corrective in their
influence when dry furnace heatmust
be depended upon.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-06-18
Lightning Railroad Construction.

The dirt is bound to fly when you
get 5000 men and over, and 5000
teams at work on it; and that is what
the st. p, M. a. M. Ry. Co. has done
on the new. extension of its system
now building from Minot, OAK, to
Great Falls, Mont. During the past
six weeks the road has been complet-
ed to a point nearly 100 miles west of
Minot, and now the contractors are
booming along at a rate of speed new
err before attempted, or even dreamed
of in the way of railroad construction.
For a distance of 1870 miles, or more
than seventy miles beyond Fort Blu
ford, there is one almost continuous
line of the white tented camps of
these graders. From White Earth
river, eighty miles west of Minot, a
constant stream of freighters' wagons
bearing supplies for man and beast,
occupies the trail. across the prairie.
For in that unsettled country it is
necessary to bring everything in the
way of supplies from eastern markets.
Six thousand and six hundred men,
that is the full number OF laborers
now employed, and 5000 teams make
way, it is hardly necessary to say,
with a good bit of food in the course
of a day. Already within the space
of a little over six weeks the contrac-
tors have purchased 5000 sacks, OF
0 1000 bushels of flour, and 500 0C
bushels of oats. There were driven
into camp the other day ITO head Of
cattle, but a little computation
showed that this would furnish only
about an average of 10 pounds to each
man.
To lay five miles of track it takes
1850 rails, weighing in the aggregate
1,O56,0O0 pounds. To spike this, re
quires 26,8SO spikes, weighing 1920
pounds. 1t also takes 7,O40 bolts tt
every five miles. Five miles of tie:
number 1920, or enough to make {
small forest. All this material, anC
sometimes more, is now used ever!
day by the Manitoba Co. A littl,
exercise of the multiplication tabl'
will show what it means for a corpo
ration like this to build railroads al
summer.